"spewen" meaning in Middle English

See spewen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈspiu̯ən/
Etymology: From Old English spīwan (strong class 1). Etymology templates: {{dercat|enm|gmw-pro|gem-pro|inh=2}}, {{inh|enm|ang|spīwan}} Old English spīwan Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} spewen, {{enm-verb|stem=spew}} spewen (third-person singular simple present speweth, present participle spewende, spewynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle spewed) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|spew|s4=spow|sc=2|y=p1}} Forms: speweth [present, singular, third-person], spewende [participle, present], spewynge [participle, present], spewed [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], no-table-tags [table-tags], spewen [infinitive], to spewen [infinitive], spewe [infinitive], spewe [first-person, present, singular], spewed [first-person, past, singular], spewest [present, second-person, singular], spewedest [past, second-person, singular], speweth [present, singular, third-person], spewed [past, singular, third-person], spewe [present, singular, subjunctive], spewed [past, singular, subjunctive], spewe [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], spewen [plural, present], spewe [plural, present], speweden [past, plural], spewede [past, plural], speweth [imperative, plural, present], spewe [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], spewynge [participle, present], spewende [participle, present], spewed [participle, past], spowen [participle, past], spowe [participle, past], yspewed [participle, past], speouwen [alternative], spew [alternative], spewe [alternative], spiewen [alternative], spiwan [alternative], spue [alternative], spuen [alternative], spuwe [alternative]
  1. To spew (regurgitate partially-digested food)
    Sense id: en-spewen-enm-verb-vq8zmEg8 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Bodily fluids Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 15 Disambiguation of Bodily fluids: 95 5
  2. To spit (eject spit from the mouth)
    Sense id: en-spewen-enm-verb-GNtEpyUu
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: spewynge

Alternative forms

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    }
  ],
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      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "spew"
    },
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      "lang_code": "sco",
      "word": "spew"
    }
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    },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old English spīwan (strong class 1).",
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    {
      "form": "speweth",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spewende",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spewynge",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spewed",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "participle",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enm-conj-wk",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spewen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "to spewen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spewe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spewe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spewed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "spewest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spewedest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "speweth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spewed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spewe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spewed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spewe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spewen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spewe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "speweden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spewede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "speweth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spewe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spewynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spewende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spewed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spowen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spowe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yspewed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "speouwen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spew",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spewe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spiewen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spiwan",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spue",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spuen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spuwe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "enm",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
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        "stem": "spew"
      },
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    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "spew",
        "s4": "spow",
        "sc": "2",
        "y": "p1"
      },
      "name": "enm-conj-wk"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "57 43",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "79 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
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        },
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        }
      ],
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        "To spew (regurgitate partially-digested food)"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "spew",
          "spew"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        "To spit (eject spit from the mouth)"
      ],
      "id": "en-spewen-enm-verb-GNtEpyUu",
      "links": [
        [
          "spit",
          "spit"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspiu̯ən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "spewen"
}

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    "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old English",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Old English",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Middle English verbs",
    "Middle English weak verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "enm:Bodily fluids"
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    {
      "word": "spewynge"
    }
  ],
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      "word": "spew"
    },
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      "lang_code": "sco",
      "word": "spew"
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        "participle",
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    },
    {
      "form": "spewen",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "infinitive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "to spewen",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
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    {
      "form": "spewe",
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        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "spewed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "present",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spewed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "spewed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spewe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spewen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spewe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "speweden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spewede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "speweth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spewe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spewynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spewende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spewed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spowen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spowe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yspewed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "speouwen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spew",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spewe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spiewen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spiwan",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spue",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spuen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spuwe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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        "head": ""
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    },
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      },
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        "To spew (regurgitate partially-digested food)"
      ],
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          "spew",
          "spew"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To spit (eject spit from the mouth)"
      ],
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        [
          "spit",
          "spit"
        ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspiu̯ən/"
    }
  ],
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}

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